Government Islamia College, Gujranwala

Government Islamia College, Gujranwala, officially Government Postgraduate Islamia College Gujranwala, founded as Guru Nanak Khalsa College, is an educational institution in the city of Gujranwala in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a well-known institute located in the heart of Gujranwala.

History
Islamia College Gujranwala was established in 1912 as Khalsa High School Gujranwala with the donation of Khalsa Committee, a Sikh educational trust. Sir Louis Dane, the 13th governor of Punjab, laid its foundation. Just six years later on 30 March 1918, it was upgraded to the status of a college and named Guru Nanak Khalsa College Gujranwala. It is one of the oldest colleges of the Punjab.

After the partition of India, Anjuman-i-Islamia Gujranwala took possession of this college and after migration Khalsa Education Council established a new college with same name called Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College. On 25 November 1947, the institution was renamed Islamia College Gujranwala.

In September 1972, the college was nationalized and in 1990 it was upgraded to post-graduate level.

Affiliation with Punjab University
Islamia College Gujranwala is affiliated with the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

Politicians

 * Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, former President of Pakistan
 * Attaullah Tarar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting ( 11-Mar-2024 to Now )

Civil Servants

 * Altaf Gauhar, civil servant and administrator

Journalists

 * Wajahat Masood, journalist, political analyst

Other Colleges and Universities in Gujranwala

 * University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, bypass road Near Shalimar Town, Gujranwala
 * Saint Mary's Institute of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Allied Health Sciences
 * University of Health Sciences, Gujranwala Medical College, Ali Pure Chatha Road, Gujranwala
 * Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Gujranwala Inst. of Nuclear Medicine, Sialkot Road, Nizampure, Gujranwala
 * Allama Iqbal Open University, Regional Campus Gujranwala
 * Virtual University of Pakistan, Gujranwala Campus, GT Road Gujranwala
 * Pakistan Military Aviation Training School, Link Air Base Road off Main Shahra-e-Qauid-e-Azam, Cantt. Gujranwala
 * GIFT University, Sialkot By-pass Road near Garden Town, Gujranwala
 * (SM College), Gujranwala
 * Saint Mary's College of Medical & Advance Studies
 * Government of Commerce People's Colony Gujranwala
 * Govt. College, Satellite Town, Gujranwala
 * Govt. Post Graduate College for Girls, Satellite Town, Gujranwala
 * Govt. Post Graduate College for Girls, Model Town, Gujranwala
 * Govt. College for Girls, Islamia College Road, Gujranwala
 * Govt. College for Girls, Niyaean Chowk, Urdu Bazar, Gujranwala
 * Govt. Post Graduate College for Girls, Model Town, Gujranwala
 * Govt. Degree College, People's Colony, Gujranwala
 * Govt. College for Girls, People's Colony, Gujranwala
 * Federal Govt. College, Cantt., Gujranwala
 * Federal Govt. College for Girls, Cantt., Gujranwala
 * Govt. College for Girls, Cantt., Gujranwala
 * Chenab College Of Engineering And Technology Gujranwala
 * GOVT College Of Commerce Nowshera road
 * GOVT College Of Commerce for Girls, Civil Lines, Gujranwala
 * GOVT College Of Technology, GT road Gujranwala
 * GOVT Leather Tech. Instt. GT road Gujranwala
 * GOVT tech, training Inst. Pasrur road Gujranwala
 * GOVT Vocational training Instt. for Girls, Cantt. Gujranwala
 * Sanat Zaar, Jinnah Road Gujranwala
 * Saint Mary's Law College
 * University of Central Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Sialkot bypass road Gujranwala
 * Chenab College Of Engineering And Technology Gujranwala
 * Punjab Group of Colleges